Tinted glass permit: Motorists kick as police begin enforcement Thursday

Tinted glass

Ahead of the October 2 deadline to enforce the permit requirement for vehicles with tinted glass, some motorists have criticised the plan, saying it will push Nigerians deeper into poverty.

They hailed the move by the Nigerian Bar Association to stop it.

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had in August extended the grace period for enforcing the requirement from May 30 to October 2, 2025.

It is the second extension granted by the police after the enforcement was first announced in late April.

According to a statement by the immediate past Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, the decision followed a surge in applications through the official portal, which he said reflected increased public compliance.

Adejobi noted that the extension of time was also to enable further finetuning of both digital and physical verification processes to preserve the integrity of the permit system and prevent abuse.

The NBA then filed a suit at the Federal High Court challenging the requirement, which it described as a violation of the fundamental rights of Nigerians.

The association also questioned the legal basis for the permit, noting that the police relied on the Motor Tinted Glass (Prohibition) Act, a 1991 military decree which might not meet the constitutional standard of being “reasonably justifiable in a democratic society.”

Acting through SPIDEL, the NBA filed a public interest suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, September 2, 2025.

Motorists kick

Meanwhile, some owners of vehicles with tinted glass have continued to express concern over the initiative.